<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001628280-18-001584.txt : 20180214
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001628280-18-001584
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180213
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180214
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180213

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			METHODE ELECTRONICS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000065270
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRONIC CONNECTORS [3678]
		IRS NUMBER:				362090085
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0427

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33731
		FILM NUMBER:		18605557

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7401 W WILSON AVE
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60706
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7088676777

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7401 WEST WILSON AVE
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60706
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<TYPE>8-K
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<FILENAME>methodeelectronicsinc8-k02.htm
<DESCRIPTION>METHODE ELECTRONICS INC FORM 8-K FILED FEBRUARY 13, 2018
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<div><a name="s01B4F6908218F2B5E57290F069AFF6B8"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:16pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:16pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">_______________</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:16pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 8-K</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">_______________</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 13, 2018</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">_______________</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:16pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;">METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:86px;font-size:12pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:74.35897435897436%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:31%;"></td><td style="width:36%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td></tr><tr><td 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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.02&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">On February 13, 2018, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Methode Electronics, Inc. (the "Company") approved an increase in the size of the Board from eight to nine members, effective immediately. The Board elected Brian Cadwallader as a director of the Company to fill the vacancy.  Mr. Cadwallader will serve as a director until his successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal.  The Board also appointed Mr. Cadwallader as a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating &amp; Governance Committee.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Brian J. Cadwallader served as Vice President, Corporate Secretary and General Counsel of Johnson Controls, Inc. from October 2014 to December 2016.  Prior thereto, Mr. Cadwallader served as Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of Johnson Controls from September 2011 to September 2014.  Mr. Cadwallader served as Group Vice President and General Counsel of Johnson Controls&#8217; Building Efficiency business from August 2010 to September 2011.  Prior to joining Johnson Controls, Mr. Cadwallader served as Associate General Counsel at International Paper Company.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Mr. Cadwallader will be compensated in a manner consistent with the Company&#8217;s other non-employee directors, as most recently described in the Company&#8217;s Proxy Statement dated August 1, 2017.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Cadwallader to the Board is attached as 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<div><a name="s6C745FA0FA5FDDD2DFE791266F347EF1"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 99.1</font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;"><img src="cadwalladerelectedfin_image1.gif" alt="cadwalladerelectedfin_image1.gif" style="height:49px;width:282px;"></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:16pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:16pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:16pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:16pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:16pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;">METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC. ADDS GENERAL COUNSEL EXECUTIVE BRIAN CADWALLADER TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:16pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:16pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Chicago, IL &#8211;February 13, 2018 - Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: MEI), a global developer of custom engineered and application specific products and solutions, announced the election of Brian James Cadwallader as a director of the Company and as a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee.  </font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Chairman Walter J. Aspatore said, &#8220;We are pleased to welcome Brian to our board of directors and look forward to leveraging his extensive experience as a corporate general counsel and executive advisor to CEOs and boards of directors. Brian brings a wealth of legal and management experience in both the automotive and industrial markets and will be a tremendous asset with respect to mergers and acquisitions, compliance and corporate governance. His years of experience advising publicly held companies will make him a meaningful contributor in supporting Methode&#8217;s growth strategy and increasing shareholder value.&#8221; </font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Mr. Cadwallader most recently served as Vice President, Corporate Secretary and General Counsel at Johnson Controls, Inc., a global diversified technology company. He previously spent 20 years at International Paper Company, a global diversified forest products company, most recently as Associate General Counsel. Prior to International Paper Company, Mr. Cadwallader also worked as National Associate Counsel at Presto Industries and Division Counsel at Bussmann, a division of Cooper Industries. </font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Mr. Cadwallader commented, &#8220;I am excited to join Methode&#8217;s board, and I look forward to being part of such a talented team and supporting the company&#8217;s high-quality and value-driven culture. I am honored by the trust the board has placed in me.&#8221; </font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Mr. Cadwallader has received a number of awards and accolades throughout his professional career for his outstanding leadership skills and accomplishments, including being named recipient of the Best Corporate Counsel &#8211; Public Company award by the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">Milwaukee Business Journal</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;in 2016. Mr. Cadwallader received his Juris Doctor from Saint Louis University and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Western Michigan University. </font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 99.1</font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">About Methode Electronics, Inc.</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: MEI) is a global developer of custom engineered and application specific products and solutions with manufacturing, design and testing facilities in Belgium, Canada, China, Egypt, Germany, India, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Mexico, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. We design, manufacture and market devices employing electrical, electronic, wireless, safety radio remote control, sensing and optical technologies to control and convey signals through sensors, interconnections and controls. Our business is managed on a segment basis, with those segments being Automotive, Interface, Power Products and Other. Our components are in the primary end markets of the automobile, computer, information processing and networking equipment, voice and data communication systems, consumer electronics, appliances, aerospace vehicles and industrial equipment industries. Further information can be found on Methode's Web site www.methode.com.</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">For Methode Electronics, Inc.:</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Kristine Walczak, Dresner Corporate Services, 312-780-7205, kwalczak@dresnerco.com</font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div>	</body>
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